Bill Text: TX HR2335 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Honoring the Reverend Albert K. Haynes, Sr., on his 40th pastoral anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2335 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2335-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring the Reverend Albert K. Haynes, Sr., on his 40th pastoral anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2335 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2335-Introduced.html
82R30418 JNC-D | ||
By: Anchia | H.R. No. 2335 |
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WHEREAS, Members of Bethany Missionary Baptist Church in | ||
Dallas are gathering in September 2011 to pay tribute to the | ||
Reverend Albert Kinder Haynes, Sr., on his 40th pastoral | ||
anniversary; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Beaumont, Reverend Haynes earned his | ||
bachelor's degree in engineering from Lamar University and went on | ||
to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Houston and the | ||
Southwestern Baptist Seminary Extension in Beaumont; he began his | ||
ministerial work at the age of 21, leading New Bethel Baptist and | ||
Fellowship Missionary Baptist before joining Bethany Missionary | ||
Baptist; through the years, he has ably guided the congregation in | ||
its growth and development while assisting members with spiritual | ||
and personal concerns; in addition, his efforts were integral to | ||
the creation of a $1 million education facility, which was | ||
dedicated at the house of worship in 2002; and | ||
WHEREAS, Pastor Haynes has further benefited his community | ||
through his service as chair of the City of Beaumont Affirmative | ||
Action Committee and as president of the Beaumont Branch of the | ||
NAACP, the Board of Directors of the North Park Community | ||
Development Corporation, and the North Park Ministers Coalition; he | ||
has also shared his time with the National Baptist Publishing | ||
Board, Educational Advisory Committee of the Beaumont Independent | ||
School District, Board of Sickle Cell Foundation, and Board of | ||
Directors of Black Adoption Council; and | ||
WHEREAS, Reverend Haynes has guided Bethany Missionary | ||
Baptist Church with compassion, wisdom, and insight, and he has | ||
earned the lasting respect and admiration of his congregants; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor the Reverend Albert K. Haynes, Sr., on his | ||
40th pastoral anniversary and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Pastor Haynes as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |